It seems fairly common practice to run the suspension lines up to the ring or karabiner and then back through the bight where it comes off the knot, depending on how much rope is left, this might be repeated several times. This means that the bight carries a high load on a single strand (see …
Some while ago, I published a video and article about some experiments I did to test for radial nerve sensitivity in the upper cinch area. During my internet forays, I stumbled upon a video by a certain well-known rigger seemingly spreading the very misinformation of which he complains! Maybe one of us is misunderstanding the …
One of the main problems I find with riggers is that they often become ‘knot focused’. By this I mean two things, firstly, they confuse kinbaku with knot tying and, secondly, they become focused on the knots to the exclusion of their partner. So let’s deal with those two issues. Kinbaku does involve a couple …
I have become aware of two suspension related incidents recently, one where the model ended up hitting the floor and the other was within a hair’s-breadth of the same fate. As I have no desire to name names, it will suffice to say that both were highly respected performance riggers. I have removed all names …
The Shibari Suspension Techniques: Level I bundle effectively gives you the specific ties used in these tutorials, Nina’s hip-harness and Contemporary gote for free when you subscribe to all the first three parts of Shibari Suspension Techniques. It is not intended to be an ‘everything you need to know about’ suspension since this subject deserves proper …
I’m posting this as I wait for the final video of a total of about 2 hours worth to export. This means that Shibari Suspension Techniques should be on-line in an hour or two at ShibariClasses.com. Part III builds on the skills that you have gained in Part I and Part II of Shibari Suspension Techniques with …
What do you get if you cross my best-selling Tossa with Osaka, which is as close as it comes to Japanese pro rope? The bastard off-spring combines the best of both! Okinawa is latest addition to ESINEM-Rope‘s extensive jute shibari rope range which fits neatly between Osaka and Tossa for those like the flexibility and loose lay of Osaka but want …
Part I and Part II of Shibari Suspension Techniques have gone down a storm and I know a lot of you are itching for Part III. The good news is that I have just finished editing the main 50+ minute tutorial in which Nina uses the Running Man (aka Postman) suspension to teach the use …
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I know a lot of you can’t access quality teaching easily. A lot of things get in the way…time, money, distance and it it can be hard to find a really good teacher. Well, how would you like personal tuition from Nina or I? Right there in your own home at a time to suit …